The identification of specific serological targets for Orthoflavivirus zikaense (ZIKV) remains challenging due to the high degree of structural similarity and antibody cross-reactivity among co-circulating arboviruses, particularly dengue virus (DENV). In this context, immunoinformatics-based approaches may contribute to the rational selection of candidate epitopes with potentially improved analytical specificity. In the prese...

Hydroelectric dams, once seen as clean and renewable energy sources, have been the subject of extensive research, particularly concerning their socioenvironmental impacts. The Belo Monte hydroelectric power plant (HPP) relies on the operation of 2 dams that divert water from a 130‐km stretch of the Xingu River to generate energy. The dam has disrupted the seasonal flooding cycle (flood pulse) along the Volta Grande do Xingu (V...

Epiphytes are hyper‐diverse and one of the frequently undervalued life forms in plant surveys and biodiversity inventories. Epiphytes of the Atlantic Forest, one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world, have high endemism and radiated recently in the Pliocene. We aimed to (1) compile an extensive Atlantic Forest data set on vascular, non‐vascular plants (including hemiepiphytes), and lichen epiphyte species occurrence a...